UNM art exhibit explores police, gun violence

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The University of New Mexico is hosting a debated art show meant to highlight police brutality and gun violence.

KRQE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1LsVfn7 ) that the Necessary Force: Art in the Police State will run until Dec. 12. The exhibit includes portraits from events during the civil rights movement and an overturned police cruiser playing scanner chatter from unrest in cities like Ferguson, Missouri.

UNM College of Fine Arts Dean Kymberly Pinder says the show is not meant to be anti-police, but instead anti-brutality and anti-gun violence.

The artists featured in the exhibit are both from the U.S. and abroad and are of varying ages, bringing a wide range of perspectives to the artwork.

UNM officials say the art show does not represent any opinion held by the university.

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Information from: KRQE-TV, http://www.krqe.com

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